Hello all,

I am excited to announce that Flashing Lights' Guns Update is now live on the Public Patch Test Branch! This bring shotguns and handguns to Flashing Lights, as well as a brand new armed robbery callout for the police department. Also introduced is basic interiors for gas stations and diner cafes.

To access the new Public Patch Test Branch, and play the new update, please do the following:

- Load up Steam and head to your library
- Right click on Flashing Lights and then select "Properties"
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select "public_patch_test" (no password needed)
- This will then download the new update for you



We're looking for feedback before the update goes to live everybody, so we'd appreciate you all sharing your thoughts on the update!


- Shotguns and handguns have been added for the police department
- Armed robbery callout for police added (ID 1014)
- Possible armed suspects added to some existing callouts
- Basic interior for gas stations and diner cafes introduced
- Weapon wheel menu, button Q by default (Can still use regular number keys 1; 3; 4; 5)
- Shotgun accessible from police vehicle trunk
- Ability to call EMS for NPCs who have died added
- Can now press the Z button to switch shoulders while on foot
- NPCs now receive damage when being hit by a car
- Player character and NPCs take damage depending on body part hit
- Player and NPC health bars
- Player healing spots at Hospital, Police and Fire departments, gas station around the map
- Player character now ragdolls and respawns after health reaches zero
- Negative reputation points for shooting or running over unarmed NPCs




- Minor SUVs physics centre of mass adjustments
- Fire SUV no longer spawns with lights on
- Minor front flashing lights adjustments for SUVs
- Alcohol check BAC value capped to 0.2
- Reload sound played twice
- Potential fix introduced for vehicle doors stuck closed (please report if you still encounter the issue)
- Temporarily removed weapon selection menu at PD until more variety of weapons are added
- NPC bone structure reset after respawn
- Disabled reload while typing "r" in chat
- Interaction menus now cancel if NPC or player goes in ragdoll mode
- Ambulance truck stretcher spawn positions altered
- Traffic stop on foot process is now faster
- Adjustments for parked cars in some locations


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Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am excited to announce that Flashing Lights' February update is now live!



This update adds brand new vehicles for all departments. You're now able to select your vehicle by approaching and interacting with the spinning vehicle icon once you load into the world with your department of choice.


- Marked and unmarked SUV now available for police
- SUVs for fire department and EMS
- New fire truck (based on a tanker truck)
- EMS truck


- Original EMS ambulance texture updated
- Added side lights for unmarked police car
- Adjustments for player spawn locations











Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello everyone,
We have made a small update which fixes a handful of issues which were introduced with the latest update.

Please see the fixed issues below.


- Adjustments made to collision physics on vehicles
- Fixed an issue where player tags would be duplicated in multiplayer
- Fire truck horn and secondary siren fixed
- Police and EMS fire extinguisher capacity now 45, firefighters extinguisher now 100
- NPC cars no longer drive off without the driver present
- Mission tag no longer stuck on map after character reset from contact with water
- Minor adjustments made to new vehicles
- New translations added
- Vehicle selection menu rotate with mouse invert
- NPC car brake lights now switch off correctly after contact with spike strips

We would like to thank the community again for their continued support for this product throughout early access

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am delighted to announce that Flashing Lights' January update is now available! As previously announced, today's update focuses on new vehicle options, introducing two new police cars, a new EMS car and a new fire department car, all drive-able.



But it's not just about the new vehicles - the existing fire engine and ambulance both have been enhanced with better interiors. This will be particularly exciting news for those of you who like to drive (or catch a ride) in 1st person.





On top of this, there are also a couple of new hats for your character to wear, as well as multiple quality of life improvements from the ability to customise multiplayer session names.



As previously revealed, the February update will bring SUVs for all departments, as well as a new fire truck and EMS vehicle! For the March content update, Nils is hard at work on implementing weapons as well as new callouts for the police!




New

- Vehicle selection menu
- 2 new police cars
- 1 new fire chief car
- First responder car for EMS
- EMS Vehicle visual and interior update
- Fire truck interior update
- Campaign hat for police
- Chief helmet for Fire department
- You can now set traffic and parked car density prior to game session launch (chat commands /car /ped disabled)
- You can now customize multiplayer session names
- Multiplayer server list shows new settings (traffic, parked cars)
- Player tags with ID numbers now appear on the full map in multiplayer
- Optimized prop spawning near player to improve performance
- Tree render distance added in Graphics Settings
- Mirror lights now appear on current police car
- Trunk lights added for all department cars
- Adjusted equipment limitations depending of vehicle choice
- EMS NPC assistance added to skip patient transportation, useful when driving First Responder car without the stretcher
- Police and EMS have lower capacity fire extinguishers
- Full map updated with sectors

Fixes

- Cars which have been tracked using a speed radar now has despawn distance increased
- Fixed an issue where you sometimes could not get back into your own car
- Multiplayer menu no longer jumps back to main menu, when the game session list updates
- Adjusted parked cars optimization
- Fixed a type in the EMS transport patient message
- Vegetation system has been optimised
- Floating buildings have been adjusted
- Reorganized all map objects in zones for further optimization
- Fix an issue related to pressing exit vehicle and turn off engine at the same time
- Temporary disabled vehicle hood opening feature
- Added a default vehicle spawn when first starting or joining a game
- fixed an issue where leaving multiplayer showed a blank grey screen
- fixed an issue relating to the tab menu for multiplayer
- fixed an issue with the Fire Chief car horn
- EMS first responder and Fire Chief car lights are no longer all red
- Police vehicle lighting adjustments
- New vehicle texture adjustments
- changed some static fire truck model adjustments to some missions
- Re-baked navigation for NPCs going through fences/walls
- fixes to text indicating vehicle spawn
- Jump function no longer disabled
- NPC traffic/peds amounts corrected after host change

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

We hope that you had a wonderful holidays and a happy new year! Now that 2019 is fully underway, we are excited to announce what we're working on for Flashing Lights!



Take a look at the Q1 2019 roadmap below!



As you can see, there is plenty of new and exciting content to come soon! But on top of this, we will also be working on bug fixes and optimisation behind the scenes!

Watch out for more news on the January update soon!



Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I am excited to reveal that Flashing Lights' Speed Update is out now! This update focuses on speeding, with road-specific speed limits, the ability to issue parking tickets and on-foot traffic stops all added!



In order to celebrate Flashing Lights' last update of 2018, we have also released a brand new official gameplay trailer. Take a look!
https://youtu.be/m73I-FBQW5c
Finally, I am excited to announce that hats make their return to Flashing Lights, with the addition of a very exciting festive hat!



In January, we will be announcing the Q1 2019 roadmap, detailing the content arriving soon!

If you have had fun with Flashing Lights this year, why not vote for it in IndieDB's Indie of the Year awards? All you have to do is click HERE and vote for Flashing Lights, in the 'Role Play' category - even if you don't have an IndieDB account!


New Content

- NPC traffic change speed according to the road-specific speed limit
- Speed gun model revamped
- Speeding tickets now available to issue
- NPCs will now occasionally break speed limits
- Hats added for all departments
- Traffic vests added for Police, which are required for on-foot traffic stops. These can be grabbed from the boot of your vehicle
- Cruise control added. Default input: "R"
- NPC license plates added
- Speed signs added to the world

Fixes

- Pedestrian frisking now correctly finds random items, instead of only ID
- Fixed an issue with the suspect interaction menu would freeze up
- Can now cut down all trees on the map
- Fixed camera switching issue between 1st and 3rd person driving
- Tutorial text for Spike Strips added
- Fixed an issue where NPC pedestrians could walk away when handcuffed when a player joined multiplayer sessions
- Players no longer get stuck during CPR procedures when using Med bags placed by other people
- Players no longer get stuck when ladders are taken away by other player while climbing
- EMS can no longer get infinite points by repeating parts of missions
- Yield sign changed
- NPC drunk driver swerving reduced
- NPC traffic despawn adjustments made

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all!

We're fast approaching next week's 19 Dec update launch, and I am excited to offer you all another sneak peek at the new content!

First of all, we have a little surprise: the 19 Dec Speed Update sees the return of hats, for all departments, with multiple options to choose from! This includes a very special festive hat for your police officers, firefighters and medics to wear over the holidays!



This special Christmas hat will be disabled in the January update, so make the most of it while you can!

As previously announced, this December update also introduces speeding zones, speeding tickets and speed road signs around the open world.

Today we're announcing on-foot traffic stops, also arriving on 19 Dec. You'll need to access the vest from the back of the police car in order to perform on-foot traffic stops.



Finally, we'd like to say thank you very much for all of your votes for Flashing Lights in IndieDB's Indie of the Year awards! Flashing Lights has made it into the top 100 indies of the year because of your generous votes!

The awards now see one final round of voting to determine the top 10 indies of the year, and we would love it if you would give Flashing Lights another vote! Even if you don't have an IndieDB account, all you need to do is head HERE, click on the 'Role Playing' category, and click the big vote button by Flashing Lights.



Best wishes and happy holidays,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

Today we wanted to give you a sneak peek at what's next for Flashing Lights, and are excited to announce that the Speed Update, bringing speed zones, speeding tickets and speed signs, will launch on 19th December!



We're as excited to release the update as you are to get your hands on it! You can also expect a roadmap for Flashing Lights' Q1 2019 updates soon.



IndieDB, the popular indie games community, is looking for player votes on their favourite indie games of the year, so if you have enjoyed Flashing Lights, please feel free to head over to our page and click on the vote button if you haven't already!



Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

Thank you for your continued support of Flashing Lights! We are massively grateful and cannot wait to push out further content updates, enhancements and fixes in December and into the next year!



IndieDB, the popular community website for indie games, has kicked off its annual Indie of the Year awards in which games are voted for by you, the players. If you feel like Flashing Lights is deserving of a vote, please do go ahead!

Even if you don't have an IndieDB account, all you need to do is head to the Flashing Lights IndieDB page and click the vote button.



Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team

Hello all,

I'm excited to announce that the November update for Flashing Lights is now live!

Multiplayer NPC traffic makes its debut, as one of the single most requested features since Early Access launch.



Also added is the ability to perform traffic stops in multiplayer, as well as the defibrillator for the EMS department, a new piece of equipment accessible in both single player and multiplayer. Making use of the all new defibrillator and heart scanner, as well as the ability to perform CPR, injured NPCs now have multiple injured states, requiring various different responses.



There is another massive content update to come in December, which we're calling the Speed Update, so watch out for that over the coming month!



Of course, there's much more to come for Flashing Lights is 2019, so stay tuned for news on further content updates!



- NPC traffic added in multiplayer
- Traffic stops added to multiplayer
- Drunk drivers who have been stopped now try to escape some of the time
- Nearby players are now notified when a traffic stop turns into a chase in multiplayer
- Characters now blink
- EMS defibrillator added
- EMS heart scanner (ECG) added
- EMS can now perform CPR
- EMS can now remove injured NPC clothing to perform CPR, ECG and to use the defibrillator
- Injured NPCs now have multiple states of injury. Once examined, they may be stable enough to take back to hospital, or may need CPR or use of the defibrillator etc.


- Multiplayer pedestrians no longer spawn on top of each other in specific circumstances
- NPC vehicles no longer appear to be constantly turning
- Master volume adjusts fire extinguisher and hose sound effects.
- Pedestrian frisking now fully syncs for all players in multiplayer
- EMS med bag position adjusted when in hand.
- Multiplayer injured NPC models now match for all players on a server
- Fixed issue where other players could not interact with an injured NPC in multiplayer once another had inspected a patient
- Upon multiplayer host change all NPCs no longer reset/despawn.

Make sure to visit our official Discordto join the conversation.

Thanks,
The Flashing Lights Team